♂ Peter M. Nicholson

United Church   
Record
46173 · 4014
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 86%
 
Nova Scotia 7 6 1
Birth Death Lived Died in office
31 March 1919
(105 years ago)
17 August 1986
(37 years 8 months ago)
67 years 4 months No
Family tie with other documented individual
Who ...is/was his Note
Peter John M. Nicholson (1942–) Son
Service in elected office
Legislature Total Government Opposition
Nova Scotia
Days years months days
7,988 21 10 14
Days years months days
2,896 7 11 4
Days years months days
5,092 13 11 9
The calculations in years, months and days are approximate and might be off by a few days due to the base date used for these calculations.
Leadership role
  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NS 48 LIB 1 Opposition Leader 44–48 02 Jan 1964 — 29 May 1967 3 4 27
Electoral history
→ 7 recorded electoral participations
→ 7 electoral path points
 
→ 2 documented challengers:
 
Larry M. Duchesne  m 
J. Gregory Kerr  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Provincial
Ass.: 46
Nova Scotia Annapolis West
30 October 1956 Age:
37
→ New to this legislature
General 1/2 LIB 53.84% 2,523 of 4,686 Elig.: 5,584 Parti.: 84.46%
Loser > PC 46.16% 2,163 (-360) Leigh M. Marshall  m 
ID: 18338(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Provincial
Ass.: 47
Nova Scotia Annapolis West
7 June 1960 Age:
41
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/3 LIB 53.14% 2,571 of 4,838 Elig.: 5,807 Parti.: 83.76%
Loser > PC 42.74% 2,068 (-503) Charles T. LeBrun  m 
ID: 18348(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET Service: 3 years 4 months (Oppo.)
Provincial
Ass.: 48
Nova Scotia Annapolis West
8 October 1963 Age:
44
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/3 LIB 52.67% 2,386 of 4,530 Elig.: 5,629 Parti.: 80.85%
Loser > PC 45.81% 2,075 (-311) Kenneth E. Green  m 
ID: 18390(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET Service: 3 years 7 months 21 days (Oppo.)
Provincial
Ass.: 49
Nova Scotia Annapolis West
30 May 1967 Age:
48
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/2 LIB 54.13% 2,338 of 4,319 Elig.: 5,627 Parti.: 77.34%
Loser > PC 45.87% 1,981 (-357) Kenneth E. Green  m 
ID: 14235(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET Service: 3 years 4 months 12 days (Oppo.)
Provincial
Ass.: 50
Nova Scotia Annapolis West
13 October 1970 Age:
51
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/2 LIB 53.97% 2,401 of 4,449 Elig.: 5,836 Parti.: 77.36%
Loser > PC 46.03% 2,048 (-353) H. Robert Sanford  m 
ID: 8589(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET Service: 3 years 5 months 19 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 51
Nova Scotia Annapolis West
2 April 1974 Age:
55
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/3 LIB 53.00% 2,636 of 4,974 Elig.: 6,269 Parti.: 80.08%
Loser > PC 43.22% 2,150 (-486) J. Gregory Kerr  m  ( 26 )
ID: 8543(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET Service: 4 years 5 months 16 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 52
Nova Scotia Annapolis West
19 September 1978 Age:
59
Defeated incumbent Exit from legislature →
General 2/3 LIB 43.78% 2,329 of 5,320 Elig.: 6,493 Parti.: 82.58%
Winner > PC 50.56% 2,690 (+361) J. Gregory Kerr  m  ( 30 )
ID: 4788(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
→ 2 online biographical references
 
Lg  Hyperlink  Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory: Nicholson, Peter Murray. (p. 167) 23 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia: Peter M. Nicholson 23 Apr 2024
Rev.: 23 Apr 2024 @ 05:39 ET
Gen.: 26 Apr 2024 @ 09:20 ET